The Steelers were on the phone with Makai Lemon when the Eagles made the trade with the Cowboys to leapfrog the Steelers.
"We felt like this was a player we wanted to go up and get, just based on where our board was at that time, where we're picking," said Eagles general manager Howie Roseman Thursday night. "It made a lot of sense based on our board. Obviously, when you have a player that you like that's ranked higher on your board than where you're picking, you thin at every pick that he's going to be selected. It's just the way the draft is, that everyone's thinking the way that you are. Certainly for us, we didn't want to sit on our hands. We wanted to go get him. So, that's why I made the trade."
"Pittsburgh called me and I thought they were going to draft me," Lemon told reporters after his selection. "Then the Eagles called at the same time. I guess it was meant to be. I'm super excited to be in Philly."
The Steelers liked Lemon throughout the draft process and clearly had Lemon higher on their board than Max Iheanachor, the player they wound up taking at 21st overall.
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The Steelers were on the phone with Makai Lemon when the Eagles made the trade with the Cowboys to leapfrog the Steelers.
"We felt like this was a player we wanted to go up and get, just based on where our board was at that time, where we're picking," said Eagles general manager Howie Roseman Thursday night. "It made a lot of sense based on our board. Obviously, when you have a player that you like that's ranked higher on your board than where you're picking, you thin at every pick that he's going to be selected. It's just the way the draft is, that everyone's thinking the way that you are. Certainly for us, we didn't want to sit on our hands. We wanted to go get him. So, that's why I made the trade."
"Pittsburgh called me and I thought they were going to draft me," Lemon told reporters after his selection. "Then the Eagles called at the same time. I guess it was meant to be. I'm super excited to be in Philly."
The Steelers liked Lemon throughout the draft process and clearly had Lemon higher on their board than Max Iheanachor, the player they wound up taking at 21st overall.
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